# 날

| 날 | U+B0A0, &#45216; HANGUL SYLLABLE NAL |
| Composition: | ㄴ + ㅏ + ㄹ |
| ← 낟 [U+B09F] | Hangul Syllables | 낡 → [U+B0A1] |
나낙낚낛난낝낞 낟날낡낢낣낤낥 낦낧남납낪낫났 낭낮낯낰낱낲낳 :
| 끼 ← | → 내 |

## Korean
### Etymology 1

First attested in the Yongbi eocheon'ga (龍飛御天歌 / 용비어천가), 1447, as Middle Korean 날〮 (Yale: nál), presumably from Old Korean 日尸 (*NAlh).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [na̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [날]
* South Gyeongsang (Busan) pitch accent: 날의 / 날에 / 날까지Syllables in red take high pitch. This word always takes high pitch and also heightens the next suffixed syllable, unless it is 에.

#### Noun

날 • (nal)
* day (twenty-four hours, a thirtieth of the month)
    그는 날마다 일하러 간다.Geu-neun nalmada ilhareo ganda.He goes to work every day.
    우리 만나기로 한 날이 며칠이지?uri mannagiro han nar-i myeochir-iji?When's the day we planned on meeting up?
* weather (mainly with adjectives describing the weather's state)
    Synonym: (generally) 날씨 (nalssi)
    날이 안 좋다.Nar-i an jota.The weather is bad.
* (only in idiomatic expressions) daytime
    Synonym: (generally) 낮 (nat)

##### Derived terms

* 그날 (geunal, “that day”)
* 나날 (nanal, “days, times”)
* 나날이 (nanari, “day after day, day by day”)
* 날마다 (nalmada, “everyday”)
* 날짜 (naljja, “date”)
* 다음날 (da'eumnal, “the next day”)
* 만날 (mannal, “always, like everyday”)
* 맨날 (maennal, “everyday”)
* 설날 (seollal, “New Year's Day”)
* 옛날 (yennal, “old days, the past”)
* 오늘날 (oneullal, “today, modern times”)
* 이날 (inal, “this day”)
* 이튿날 (iteunnal, “next day, the following day”)
* 전날 (jeonnal, “the day before, the previous day”)
* 첫날 (cheonnal, “first day”)

##### See also

* 日 (il), the hanja for "day"
Korean words for the number of days :
| one day | two days | three days | four days | five days | six days | seven days | eight days | nine days | ten days | fifteen days |
| 하루 (haru) | 이틀 (iteul) | 사흘 (saheul) | 나흘 (naheul) | 닷새 (datsae) | 엿새 (yeotsae) | 이레 (ire) | 여드레 (yeodeure) | 아흐레 (aheure) | 열흘 (yeolheul) | 보름 (boreum) |

### Etymology 2

First attested in the Worin cheon'gangjigok (月印千江之曲 / 월인천강지곡), 1449, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆶ〮 (Yale: nólh). Possibly related to Old Japanese な (na, “blade”).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [na̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [날]

#### Noun

날 • (nal)
* blade, edge
    Synonym: 칼날 (kallal, “blade (of a knife, sword)”)

##### Derived terms

* 날카롭다 (nalkaropda, “to be sharp”)
* 면도날 (myeondonal, “razor blade”)
* 칼날 (kallal, “edge of a blade”)

### Etymology 3

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆶ〮 (Yale: nólh).

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [na̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [날]

#### Noun

날 • (nal)
* warp, the longitudinal threads of woven cloth
    Antonym: 씨 (ssi, “woof, weft”)

### Etymology 4

First attested in the Neung'eomgyeong eonhae (楞嚴經諺解 / 능엄경언해), 1461, as Middle Korean ᄂᆞᆯ (Yale: nòl). Possibly related to Japanese 生 (nama, “raw”), 菜 (na, “greens as a food; side dish”) and 生る (naru, “to bear fruit”). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [na̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [날]

#### Noun

날 • (nal)
* Only used in 날로 (nallo, “as something raw, as something uncooked”)

#### Prefix

날— • (nal-)
* raw, uncooked
* despicable

##### Derived terms

* 날강도 (nalgangdo, “despicable robber”)
* 날계란 (nalgyeran, “raw egg”)
* 날고기 (nalgogi, “raw meat”)
* 날도둑 (naldoduk, “despicable thief”)
* 날밤 (nalbam, “unroasted chestnut”)
* 날음식 (nareumsik, “raw food”)

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [na̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [날]

#### Pronoun

날 • (nal)
* (colloquial) Alternative form of 나를 (nareul, “me”, first-person singular pronoun used as a direct object)

### Etymology 6

See the main entries.

#### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [na̠ɭ]
* Phonetic hangul: [날]

#### Verb

날 • (nal)
* Future adnominal of 나다 (nada, “to exit”): which will exit
* Future adnominal of 날다 (nalda, “to fly”): which will fly

### Etymology 7

Modern Korean reading of various Chinese characters, from the Middle Korean reading 날 (Yale: nal).

#### Syllable

날 • (nal)
* 捏:
    (MC reading: 捏 (MC net))
* 捺:
    (MC reading: 捺 (MC nat))
* 涅:
    (MC reading: 涅 (MC net))

### Etymology 8

Modern South Korean reading of various Chinese characters in isolation or as the first element of a compound, which was also true of most dialects (both North and South) in 1945. From Middle Korean 랄 (Yale: lal); when preceded by another character in a compound, they retain the original 랄 (ral) form.
In the North Korean standard, they are always read as 랄 (ral), but this is an artificial imposition intended to standardize Sino-Korean readings, which did not reflect any major dialect's pronunciation in 1945.

#### Syllable

날 • (nal)
* 剌:
    (MC reading: 剌 (MC lat))
* 喇:
    (MC reading: 喇)
* 埒:
    (MC reading: 埒 (MC ljwet))
* 辢:
    (MC reading: 辢 (MC lat))
* 辣:
    (MC reading: 辣 (MC lat))

## Middle Korean
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nál/

### Noun

날〮 (nál) (locative 나래〮 (nàl-áy))
* day

#### Descendants

* Korean: 날 (nal)